Morden 4 Stroke Maintenance: Easy

**Buddy L** · 13th December 2007, 19:06

Well my new bike has just clicked over to 12.5 hours use.
Ive been Keeping up with all my "Periodic Maintenance"
And then some extra.

Oils, Filters, Cable Lubing etc etc.
And i now have to check the valve clearance as workshop manual recomends.
So i went to repco and brought a set of "power built" feeler gauges.

Got home and wipped off all the plastics and tank.
Then took bike to "wash world" and gave her a real good clean.

Thought that checking the valves was going to be a real ass

.
But unscrewed the head and slid the feeler gauge(at the right setting) under the cam loab. While piston was at top dead centre.
All clearnaces were in order so i placed the head back on gave the spark plug a quick clean.
Placed all plastics back on the bike.
All this was done in under 2 hours

(including washing the bike, driving to wash world etc)
So far my 4 stroke has ticked all the easy boxs for maintenance.

Tryed to start the bike once all back together and couldn't.
Took awhile but figured out that i hadn't plumbed the tank back up to the carbie

Then a couple of kicks after that and she fired into life.

**GR81** · 13th December 2007, 19:13

well done old chap!
uve done more hours on the bike than brian did on the KX in 6months! haha

**loneranger** · 13th December 2007, 21:50

more than me on mine too,
have to do something about that me thinks... when ya all next rining?

**barty5** · 13th December 2007, 23:27

more than me but then i dont have one anymore

**Buddy L** · 14th December 2007, 04:35

Originally Posted by loneranger

more than me on mine too,
have to do something about that me thinks... when ya all next rining?

Next big ride for me will most likely be MR motorcycles next trail ride in feb.
And a shit load of beach riding up north in the holidays,
http://www.mrmotorcycles.co.nz/infor...555691c4355a8f

thought i better get tin the valve service before the holidays as i might not get a chance untill next year.